The Last Days Of Constantinople: Role-Playing Adventure In The Byzantine Empire (d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying)

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The Last Days of •

Constantino e lntroduct ion COll\l ,UllIllO.,I .· . ( ,T.', lI l'''' ( 11\"

Lt.\!

of

1lI ,·dl ('T.11

runcs

,IIlJ

of rhc Roman Empm" lis f)1I shook rhc cpi'''' o f e ll,\' 1.."1 I Hnr."t u f .• "n '-I·- ~r c.n .-tnli.lJflon.

n-mu.nn

ChnS!I.l11 .... od d. 'IIlJ lIl 'l'lh',1 cou n tl ess f,lnt.lsy

rhc ~ rl'.ll t1w nu-rcv of cn u·1tlud.mdn hordes.

.11

l .ast IJ".\·S t~f( ·C'lW" 'III " '·r f(.\ .1 ,-.l l1Ir.l l~ n sc t t ln g In aid

vou In 1 ,lk ln ~ .1 I,.\rl ~· oflow-level ," h.l f.I': I t'T S (hrou~h .1 sene of ad vcmun-s S,'1 III tilt' 1.l,,[ d.w s b,'forl' rhc cuv

1"..1110.1 Ii.JT kl, h

.1'.....

1ll11. If vo u

.I f "

1I1l l'nJmg

to r1.I~·

in

such .1 g .l llll', r.uhcr th.m .Idln lll l stnm g n . H1U rf(lb;lbl~· should ",'of' n",d1l1 ~ ,Ifta rbc "B.!ckgro unJ '· scctiou . \ \'t' bum vou \\011'1 , but knll\lledgt' o f .... h.u\; to come will :-[(',11 ,,0111l1~h l~" "cubnu-,..... n to lilt' \\"111 o f (I'-....~ Il~ t"llll ' lll t' r.. arc \hl..[cm v. "tho sc

dUll hU111,II1 .

ri ll' Turks f..llu\\ rhc

OUO Ill.1Il SUItJIl,

\Ihn subm u" 1'.1 brorbcr r... llgwn 10 Chrlstl.mll \ . tilt" 11\ ,K t , \, III,h I'tlllid b,' (on".{n,·d "evil" ''in \':.Ir, l.ucr; 1\\

rllt' lr st.lIl,l.tr,!s , c.rch s,',·.. rhc ot her .1.. "nl 'Illd the lurk .. c..~...·( I.I II~· have couumttcd .I':IS t11J t r"lIlf" r.:,' rhl "rllll''ll.

ROlli Ch Tl,lI.lI1 il\ ' .md h.L\111 TtYugniz,' the (('n"'TI "f "JllSt ,mel th ... 'lTugglc 11.1 s rhc bl""slll ~ or I·J.:h ,I,l" s

1\ .11': '

rc lr~ Hlu s

1,',lda , . F,'\\' soldier .. ,111 ,' Hher ,IJ I• h.H" ,111\ qualm v ,Il-U ll! " \.Ill gh lt' rl n ~ I hn r cnvrrucv. It the "l.n·,-r, ,Ir,' Ll ,m ~ ch.u-actcr... g"nl'T,lIcJ sj-"'·clric,llh fo r dus ':,l llll' .ugn . l lw y should Lice fu fe\l t'r IlHHII ,i d" Il1111,I" d Ull rho..c br ou g,ht 11l [ro m f,mt.I" ,,·umg,s. .....I't,(i .llh- 1',II.lJlIlS. trro r JI

All Cu tll . . of t hi .. world ta kc o.ith... Jl1d o.lth -l-r',lkm\: \T r~' scnou ..I\'. 1\ g.O'lJ ch.rr.rc tcr Will no r brc.ik hi>;' o r her wor d If "fkrt'J .IS.1I1 0 ,1111. Onlv r,· l i ~l f" r , \'111 11 1"1"... d. llIl1w d (h'·1ll 111 th,' nT ' " f 1,,)tl1 \ \''' ' I' ' I"11 ..-1' S .1I1J Turks: l\yl..1Jl(lIl" " lit' r,iSl!v. ' ..... 111 ~ II .1' ,I 111111 .o s!,,,,' rhc

,C IlI

T Il\' 'Jin ks .rn- ,I w.trrror culture. ,l11d Turk ish h,"lrl s lu.',- [u-r-n hardclll',j further by dec ,d es o f w .rr. \VI1l"1l tilt' \' llll'i r.-\ s,·,'ol1,j c il}'. r hn s.d nni,',l, fc ll i c the Turks tlunv ~',· .Irs .I~O. · Ji.l r k l.~ h .' ll l d l '· f ~ r.m wild III th e strccts , kdltll ~ , Lllllll~,l nollll~ .md burl1lllg. T h n u s . IIl .{ ~ wvn- so ld IIlI,' , 1.II ,' n'. C"nsl .ll1I ll1'l.,I,' "I ll "·'1"'h ducka

Impalnnmt The, I~.I Ionu o f ronurc pr.ll1lc,',1 b~' rhc Tcrk -, .Ig.\lll~l dlt'H ,'n,' (omfort,lb lr wi l h ,lrIlU'.j WOllll'n 11 .ln,ferlng ,Ii'>our. TIlt'

J),WlflU

In n o rl11.II I11\1"l' IlY7..11HIlWl' ,'11 10\' "1'I(ed l11e.It .., op,'o.,lh· pork . bill IllC.H IS scar,c III .1 Cll~' under "I,'~e and food no\\ u"lI,l lly , OIlSIS[S o r bredd 'illd ~rud. Th('" (It\ h.IS \1\,1SS I\,' sh"kl'Jit'" o f \\1Il", .md th.. B\';l,lIlllnt' ,ontll1l1l' to J rm k Iw .lftl l\", I.ll.:. l, o rlwr t-. 1"J nerrane.1Il ,uhun's, Bv/.ml lll,'.. \1,11ar lh.u bn'.lks Ih c 1...I.{w sc.11 on till' cd mJu'.....nd. Th.' s,','r.'( dl.'lllK;l l llll\(Ur('" Ig mtl's on CO llldCI \\lth .lI f. hl.,.. ting OUl .\f I h t' SPOUI 111 a m.ISSl\.· ~Ollt ., f fir ... rh" lll i" Uh' \,i ll Slick (U \\h,J[ncr II !J nJ ~ ul'!'"

o r rhc

~u'''' r llllf o f Ch Hl~, .m r ~l.lll d tr.I'{ln~ vt .umn

In

bdl pl.Jy~r d'W.lC(rf should bave a dcsigrwu·d I'\'llgmm J(ri!j,ulon. either Roman Carholic or Orthodox. ~bgr. ~ 1.m dlUI mUM 'f't believe In ~nt.l Claus. m':! pU'Y..r shoulJ not beust'J 10 Il"qu~1 gt_iics.. not I~t.ne ttl punish

no

N~~rhmmu~

USI.Kk h.ur .1Il d .1 ~O.H "'t· • •1Ild un der his black ,-.l"o,-k l~ obviouslv 1' ''' \Il't ful ly l-uih . 11,' ':-.Ir fll· .. him ..... lf hk.· .1 ",Id l..·r rnher Ih.1ll .1 \'f H' st , .1.. h.· fits OIl 11\ th"l'ilrl ,11'11.1,11. rill' l-urc.ruc r.rr wlll ,Ihn r"~I~(n the n,'\lh-,lrruTJ ,111.'n, .1' 1.·~.11 vrsnors [0 r hi." C n\': '>\('11 11ll1'1'lhllng doorn c.mnot ,·r.I'" rhc 11l'I'J for p.rpcrwork. IIlsl.llllk

Tht Pa/act f'trff/flol§

ru-so

h,ll'" 10 1',1\' HXI JU('H~ to Ar rig lll, "h,l wIII.UHHllllh',· Ill' .I.-"Ir.· 10 11',111 :-Ol'\'I'r,11 d .u-s t~lr till' Turk l,h p.u rol-, 10 rrl.rx .1~.lIn. rhcn run I h .' hl'K k.IJ" b.Kk "U[ Ill' till" ,,1(1'. lor ,I l'fI( c, ,I l 1L' fl ~ l' fI"l', rhl' f'.Jf[y i-, "d,onlsJrl "' ~

91 ·1 00

Id-+ TurkIsh Eunuchs:

•

Arrigili. till' W ill s l rollgl~'

tilt' .,.lrll' Itl b,lI l1

III

III InO "1 ': 111""

world. ma n

d o,' ~ 1l0! 11 \,\'

s.nis t.u-tion

IS

.m

of Ih,' [ust o rrc.l1

b ,v a lcoh o l ,do nc. :-Ot'.\ll.ll

,'V,'1\ nH HT

illl f, ,' rt.lll t '- ' l ll1 rn o cl lt ~,.

on e

,mr orher. And I~ H .1 h,lIld o f

d o l'S nor st op them from 1'.u ro n i.l1l1g rh c t r.rdc

,

1\~·z .lIl lllle r ro sl mu cs are ccrt .un lv not ct n- (\\ J.lkn~. but "d uc.ll ed. confide nt women seen .IS rUf\"\I'f~ of

en rcri .urunent ,m J co mp.uuons lup

,1:'>

much .lS ~,'L \ \'lth

n y l.,lll t it H' s("' i,,t)' 1'1.1 on ~ firm b.imcrs 1'1 t Ilt'

ad v.mccm co r o f " Iwr~ "t i , wo men. rlu .. IS Ollt' fieldin whic h thc v ca n cxcrci vc lv'w'" \I il hou t rcst rrcr rou. Gin ,l I:'> J. forei gner

Iron Will Alertness

(f.IJ"J.

Prostn ution IS Ilil t sin ctly illeg'll in COlls!.lll lln"l,le. thou gh it IS fro wn ed 111"111 l-v "bcucr :;"(1,,(\," : IIh l.:h

Abilities: $tr 9. Do 16. C,lO I t . ESC;lpe

b

.idvcn rurcrs who h .IH ' been f.l on g d.m gn .1Il,'! 'lUll,' l'o " sl bl ~' the lack (If such co mp . uuonship. till' 10':.11 brorhcl I ~ .llwJ.\"...1 mJ.Jo r dcstm.mon [uc.rtron.

Face/Reach : 5 fl. by s f[j5 ft.

Skill s: Bluff

role

Ih .H ~ ' lI m' will t r.rd.. Ilk"

Damage: Oologp:r Iil4

Ill{ 15. W,!; 14. ('.h~ H

inform.men

III rol'·· rl.n·mg g.lnll' ~ beca use Jrink.lIl g e ..Llbll..hmcn r-, J h:f 1,1.1 ~· ,I hU~ I'

8 D;l~g('r

pl.lC'·" whe re

su rt:I'I' . TIll' o\'l'l"\\'orkcJ r.rvcm scrn.u-iu SITS ..n ImKh ll.~'·

Hit PointS: '0 Iniriarive: +4 .Improved lniua n-e Speed, wit.

AC,

t h ere a re

where o ne c.m le.rrn wh.n I" rl,.l !!~· ~Olll g (In belle,lIll rhc

Gina 7tb-Levtl ExPUI (COurllSan)

Afucks:

': !l I,'S

of sornc rl'Pu\t' 1Il lhc ClI\ . .InJ she

ru ns n ~ bcs r-kuown brothel. SIlt' i ~ .1 ,,[fiklll~h b~',IUll ful III her 1.11t· 2. 0 ':;. Very 1.111 .m d lo ng-I,'gg,'d. ,l lu-uru-tt c III ,I '-I I~' of short, d.irk-h.n rcd ,Itld oliveskinned folk, ..Ill' Is in "l. lIlti r nc uce.ible when tilI,' o f fulfilling her nel·d... \ \ ·hll,· ~ ht' h.ls become ncb t hrough her b u.. lnl·~",

rhe Turkv ,In'

~.lId I II

I'UI \'ro..rnur cs

10

lniriarive: -4

Speed:

dcarh J.llJ vhc

AC, Atta cks: Face/Reach: Sales :

\1111 d l~' ll~" Ihn ,' fe .l r ~ , S he \t,lIIIS

10 " ... e.ll'" rh c ci lr before lIS fall. \ \'nh ,I I.Kk o f mo ralu v bcvon d look lllg drIer he r self ~ Ilt' wdlnot hrSllJlt' 10 .lb.m J oll hf r ,' m l,l tl \'t" , ~ .ln J ... 1.l t l· ~ I" t heIr f JI C .mJ if ... he jo im lh" .' ,III \' .u .urv ."lIn1 . \\ 111 .KI III he r 0\111 IIlIl'reSI .lb'lI " hr-r comp.nuon-, '. SIlt' II III kil l rhosc who stand I II her II,I}'. If sh,' Ihmb ..Iw e,1I1 g,'! .1\\.1\' 1I'1I h u. ;\ 11l( 11'.lI,·d l-v ~"III,h nl"", she d ocs 1101 com r nu evil .Ins lor t1w lr ow n s,lk,'. bur .In,·s no t shv J.WJ. \· fr o m them If sh" b...·II,·\,·.. rhcv 1\1 11 .Idl,mee her cause. He r ch.irms lun' suc h e1 tw i.:,· ,\ d .H . till' On ll.:-o mful sd f- lIldul~I'lI"" hUI thrt'" b,lIh~ .lre ':OI11I1WI\ ,Ill.! \,\,,'11 mon° ,IfiJ n

such

tlu-ir ~ m' Sis relieve I h.' IllSl'h .' s

III wh.u c.m llnh- h." ,",1 11",1 furu n-arc fashi o n. And. III

kn'l'm~

wrth tilt"

ob:-t'.'>.'> IH'

d .' ,mlill.' s s

of tilt'

culture. rhc 1".1"\ 1111 \" ,llso includc-, ,I \\,Is h b,lSlIl propcrlv slud III . 1.',1ll UI' ,1t"It'f\\ ,If'is .1 ~r" .l1 ( h,m~ c

from tilt" fubbmg

used bv west ern

q

I.b ,mJ hdrful

d o~ s

LllfO}'t',trlS ,

House of Joy Floorplau P r; VITlt

Kitcbcn

l )ill lll,~ ROl' III :,

E

0 0

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~ ~

cc ~

~

"

z;

IS,I/I:s

0

0 0

) ,.OIt

Private

(2)

R Ol, 1tI

Ct'll r t \',lf.f

Ma i" 1{.,/I

( :,,,({m (t' /,m I.' Jky)

A lrllf tlf

(2) ,\ llS trfH ' f ' r n',l lt Q llurt.'rs

l'rivntt

Rcom Private

P ri \'alt

Rooms

17

Palace or '.J the Emptr"or

Constantine IOlb.Levtl

xr Drag

At ~"Inltil rroor~ .l.s:iisung Consrannne ,mmt of the ~JITlSl.," Jnd is the- Hlp mihtJry ~dvisor 10 tht Basl!cU$.

histon ,ll1 . 'lIld wi ll!..!1 tilt' p.ln)' t ha t Ill' knows 111 tlH' of

.

fh"l,111I IUll1 's h is[o n' t h;tn. ,111\"011,' t'l sc, dm' to hi s us,' of , prlllldry sour(cs. If lilt' f'.lny I " mb [0 lllfl m'n,e [h t' B.mltlls, 10 g,ull mform.lI lt'll, 10 ( drn' nUl ,my 1ll1 SStOn s,

Ihn shuuld work Ihrou~h Korros u s , hI' will tell th e11l, dnd Ih ey mll SI p,ly K0 l' fOst ,·S wdl. JI Ihc\' re jl'" Ih ,' 0l'ro n ll llH~'

10 work I\uh ch(' grt'~lt KU!'fl1 s tes, he W i ll bccollle.1 b l ltCr ('Ilellly. T he eu n u.::h I1l.1)" l urn Ih e (,.In )'

.

.

.llld cdl t hem to H' tu rll l.ller .Iftt'r ba th ll1~ if!Jc frd s th ey ,!fl' not cI,';lll l' Il ' Hl g h to ,'Ill er tilt' p reS t'lh· I' t he Li\'lllg Symbol o( Chn sl i;micy.

,111'.11-'

COnS[Jnllllt' Xl will pl' SI'.H "J u r o n his thron,' In .1 sm.lll reapt ion room wh,'n the ,h.lInber1J.in (ond u,-ts Ihe pd n~· t o h lln. All will hl' expected 10 r .-rform t he rrQ~krlltS IS, t1 111ging Ihcnl.s..-h,,·s full+ll'" ngth upon [he

nonr widl M ill S s i re l.::hed wide. Tht' b t'l ow ) will

q t' et

\~lr,lll g i ;ll1 s ( s""

th o st' who f " fmc, T il,' In'j ng

tl l"

el1lboJlln
\

» rum o~\

stannne

t

t

t

t

til}" .t

!..------.. •

"

'!Constantinople fII

---

Blacbernae

Palace

.\

Stabl"

~.

lmpaial Cardms

(Opm to S~v) ImptrllitJ Dlnlflg

StlTtto,?

Imperial B,r/bs

Imprrial

Pmatl

BtJd,amw

Offi"

Drming

CUilrJ IWm

R_

Ap.m .

Kitchms

Imperial Library

.\'MNI?

T,.,alury

Offim

Srrv,mls

Rettptiotl

Hall

•

•

•

•

Armory

Oifim

Offim

01ftrn

Offi tts

Srrvants

Oift'"

SN'Vllllts

•

Offim

• Gralld

•

H"II

•

• • Olfim

Offim St",.,lfU

Smton'S

• Guard Room

•

Atrium

ramal

Guard

Room

by h IS srdc. U1lt',IS\, h ut .mucd .md .'TlT.ITl'd t o ,11l'

Knpro si l's..md m .IY o T,ln 111m ro paform

h.I SI("

for rhcir m.rsn- r.

scrvil I' t.I.\ ks .

Ko !'rO\ [I'S h.IS .1 scvcrclv

Th ere II III hI' no

1ll11.Ih'd S~' IIS1' of hi.. OWII

~' m p rl' s s In

llllf'llrt,UI(I' . Atl\" h rib,'s i~.ltd

,I .. k~'d

Afl' 1\.I"tt'd, t1lOug:h K\l.'f' IS("~ \I

(' 11l .'~'f"r II III "',11 (h .ll

ill ,Hll'mrl ro hold tlh'

p.l tty III .mv bJr~.lI n

I bn '

were ftltlll~h t'llou~h

ttl

hi" beloved

:\1J~d AI~ n d dl~d "mll' IS 'l llll .' ... lddclli cl th. 1I ..h.' never ...rw hun .I .... l·llcl thcthronc I f court o ITi":I.II ..

vile 11,'v .ibour t hem ~h"tlld Ill' Iccl h I.. m.I~~ IW 1'.1II111' I\ lllllld..d.

,In' .iskcd d ll rl n ~ i111 ( o u r ...'

lit" th l' dtnm-r,

i~

.m s wcr .1l"I1 ~

convt.urrlv .utcndcd bv

rhc cliu-

umt o f Viking nwt c"lu rit' s, IhllS.'

,i.ws .rrc ~ll llt'

ltl ll~

.md most

',l llll' I llH·.\ .

b.'g.111 Ih.-I r SI ~' gl' work..,

\ ',1 r,mgt an S (I'lttll"

th n Il dl

rln-

1\ t' Ullll .-.t1 11l.1rn ,lgr lI'oh .1 ,Lughll'f or till' Kl n ~ ,,( (11'N gl,l h.l"t..... Ilhl,1l he will onl v shar e if he .md hi.. mmr on The g.lfllll an-

+ l,

.Iss u r"d o f ....("JIlt" frulll The CU\, f."o!,rOo;;(I·" 11 , 11

Damage: Grt'al axe 1d I I + 5 DJ~~ fi llJIll~ .1IlJ f wat er supply

II

can last for

some

[l OU- 10

AI,.,

come. Two

small rowboats J.T(,

II

1IIIII I 1

0

III1II I I

II ('J 10

rhe 1.1l1dlng. and th en- a rc fittin gs to t il' uF .11 le,ls t one

more.

Church of St. Fiacre

Urban le:o;,'nd .. of croco diles 11 1'1l1~ 111 t he

Cons t.munoplc. and th IS ci stern houses the lar!i:l' st and fiacest o f them. kn own to [he watr-r svstem t l11l,lo\l"'" ,IS Albe rtlls I\ 1.I~l1 u",. Albcr rus is under rhc rhr.rl l or PhO.-.I'.. md 1s .1mighlY be,lst ind eed . btl! if (m'd from 11m. co mpu ls ion will ,H1cmpt to .l.\·enge brmself on the pr iest . Wirhou r Phocas' order s. he would nOI harm ,myo llc wh o did no t threat en tju- sewer crocodiles of Convr .uui uop lc ,md is r.n h cr .1 fr ie ndl y ~nll1lJ l. He subslsls on .1 JI ,'t o f r dl ~ dnd other smolll 'lI1lmab, espeoJlI\' ho us e c;lrs. srwrr s began

.

III

.

with Slllt.lI1

Mchmcr .ll1 d h is ( us ually ...uc c cs sful)

,lt h' mprS 10 bl.lckm .lll

.

.1

nu mbe r o f H)'ZJll tll H' o lli, l.lls

m ro \\'l-,l kl'n ing t he governmen t an d t' ~ p e Cl ,tll ~' It~

ddi:nse.... Pho c ;\ ~ ,l l~o ha... d st ash o f 200 frcsbl v-mim ed gold Turki sh due.u s III t wo Sdt'ks t h r o wn ca relr- ...... [v on hi s wnr rng dt's k. T IllS landi ng is preSt'nr whe ther P h o ca s h.15 t h e l'mpress o r not.

IfPhoc.ls has 1l1,f"l,J CJ I'l url'J t he youn~ empress, she ..-111 ~ found str,llld,'d 011 ,I "'Im il.tr I.l.Ildi ng about ) 0 0 p rd~ .1".1\' from the o ne ulld.e r thl'" church. T h eft' is :l lAmp burmn~ on [hi S l.mJmg, which II ill bl" \"Isiblc

"

Th, Trmch Raid In rhc car lv

VlaJ Tepes, the

[ mp aler

Wallachian Champion H it Point s: 40 Initiative: +-1- (Improved Iniriativc\ Speed . J(l fl.

src l' i fi', 111r s\",k l,nsolH' rs for "11l"st[('nl ll ~ .

AC, 18 l +s chain rnail,

+t bu.:kJer) &ttlt-'u"S5

,ls ~ i:5 n nl\' m,

Iron W ill

whIC h t.lk.'s thcm to ,I s[\llw- lineJ g.l1 lay J \' l'f' linda

TllI'r.'

ChJ l1enge Rating: I Alignment : t'euml Good

of BF .ln lllll' S \\or kl11 g h.Hd .l.mn hat', [hou gh the w,l lls arc dank ,lnd there I S ,I llH I ~t y odo r th e

C .lt l· of Ch.msrus.

about .

lao

Face/Reach : :; ft, by S (t 5 ({.

.ISS,lUlt.

th.' ,,.I n )' tilt'

+2 md u

Damage: Arqu.-bUS(' I d I 1

As wuh rhc trench r.nd. thrs sl'gnll'nl will heir yo u keq' th... rLlw rs h,l( kmg lIt.ld l ~· .lIld o n thei r lO.'S. Invert it .tt .my pOInt .I fra tilI.· t h.u rhc Tur ks have h"drd th t" count er-rnmc . and r.nhcr rhan vurpnscd 1l111l.'r ~ rbc r;lrt\ \\ ill fin d alcrr ·lu rklSh .-.oldit'rs fl·.ldy for .m arnb u..h of rhcrr 0\\ 11. ThIS co un rcr-an.rc ki ng I',lrl ~· \\111 r.., wu~hh C'qlldl in numbers to the .ls s,HlII P ;l rl \ '.

Thi .. ""glll,'nt ends w 11('11 Ih..: run nel IS d.·-, (fo~ rd.

hurlllll~ rhc SU!' I'0 fb, pulllll~ rhcm down ~3~t_el tlh'rorhyto!<sm~ .1 c.uusr cr III Greek Fire d,sw n rhc tu nnel.

[hat .ru lIndl'f~ro u ll d nl,l oslOll o f ,I G reek l-i re ":,lIlls11'r

;-"':01('

WIll

WIll

b,'gll1 from .1 ~,l llt'fr deep l~) r Jll ."t such ,I m e)'

under rhc lI,ll1S (pw vi,h' d

Once the counter-n unc lu-, progr~' s st'd d 05l' to rhc Turki sh t tlnnd, .I11 'L~S .lll lt foret' will g .lt [W f .lt it s h("'hi. th en brc.rk 111t o lilt' cnc rnv, t uanr]. T hIS j -, tilt' l\1mt h (l rr ifrin ~ corn b.n known 10 this .tgl'. FOllglll in «u .r! d.irk ncss. with no "lll,lf tc r ,Ishd or gl\'en. and fri.'nd slain .1S of tell ,lS foe. ~ bgt'-lls i llg ch.mc rcrs will be .iblc to wield t hei r sr,'II" wnhout (".tr of w i llll"SS"S to car rv t.Il.·s to rbc Ih, /.l llt 111\'5: If Turkish su rvivo rs nl.1ll.1~" III srr,,·.ld word of str;lllge hal' l','nin gs hdow rllt' c.mh . so mu ch rhc bet ter,

Tu rkish p rocedure I .. In dIg tilt' tu n nels .IS ."111.111 .IS pos sibl c OIl (Ol1 L1 11l 1l1g jewels. t hl' war chest filb-i with gold pl ec,' s. ,lll d ,I f,ll r number of orn.uc. gnld- .md

,I num ber

jl'\\,r!.,'nCTu sl cd (l'rl'lI1l111I.11 Wl';ll,ons. T hl' "war Chl'~l"

o ffiClall1'

I ....

bur o ne con r.un cr,

bUI in rr.lCllc... there are I.!

su ch iron -bo und WOOdl'1l chcst s. " ,lCh wC I~h lll~ ;00 Picitl Lints

for JI"ru s

I' (m nds

Jnd fiJlrJ \\ nh gll ld

"-Olll~. \Var IS t'xpt'nsl\('.

,\ ro un d thl' Sultan's It'Ill ,ITt' ~mJI11'r ( allOrlt'S hOll'lll~

household

Si'n'.llllS, hiS

h iS

trJ\rllll~

lllt'llagrTlr of stc.mg'" .ll1Ull.11s

prislllH'r to h.n't· no more lIscf ul mform.HI0I1 ..md

Mtbmet II Fatikb 8tb-Ltvel Aristocrat (Sultan)

Theprisoners ,m.' r.lrd y fed . ,md glMrJcJ by .IJIllSS.lrlt'S w.llking over t he gr.lIcs. Pe fl od l c dll ~· tilt' J.m lss,ln es sl'lI or unn.ne

Hit Points: 40 lnuier ive: +4 )mrro"'ed

on lilt' I' n sn na s..and g lost member- Junng rhc \uyage 10 Convranuncple or rhc t rench r.nd . tillS I ~ where thcv \\ ill be fo un d,

In n iatjve)

Sp,

If IIw pl.u-cr.. have chosen to tl~h l .1 lon~ Id,' lilt' ~ .l rrl S ,)n , d lt' ~· will be ,l~" i~Ilt' d 1O ~ "dl .nc h. \Ihnt' th., lurk lsh .-,IOIlOIl h.I\'I' brc.rclwd rh c w,III ". \\'h t'll the Turk .. arc rc.uiv. thcir mu vici.ui s will conuucncc an InS!'lflllg (0 thcm, ,1ll}" \I.I)' ) 1-I.ISI of , rlllllp," S .lI d dr u m s .Iudlbl,' lhrou gl\lHll I'll ,' C il)'.

Alertm'l>l> lo u ~hn.: !is

Iron Will Cleave Imp roved Bull Rush

Challenge Rating: 6 Alignment : Lawful Good

As night f.ill s. Cnn xt.mtin c 1\'111 fld" 0111' I.lst tuuc ,dong till' \\',llk pa"ol1.lllr lh.mk ing IllS so ldll'fs one b), nne ,1Ild r,'k.lsln~ tlu-ru (rom tlW if ",nh... 11,' will .l..k th.u t11l'}' Slar until th r- Turks 1'''llelLll l' thc ,- itr, hUI IIlllnnl forc,· tlwm to do s". ~ mlt' of thc !"I'llllling rh.n th e r' l.lyTrs d id n Ul .1«tTI Sphr,llltll's'

Chfll>ll,lll f,L \'IIWI> II'hclhn nr U"'I>.

\\'i lll

nol

dw} 11.1\'''' .1Il~' ot her

dWlf -"ll\'l' flOr ,indIa} [ 0 I>lTI,lsh

,m,l 1111' ~rl"lIl'r

till" ot }

1I',llIs

of their (roof' s. Z ,lg .lnl lS ,lrg ucs, net-.:! (I( dp~,llOnor.lhl ... tn l rl~Ut', Z;l g,tn O ~ h .l ~ ' ,lIlgkd IInh .\h~r. ~ 1.lr(t'II\l ,!OJ hIS Agents bdort', .mJ h,... .1 bllll'r h,IIr\',f for Ih.s l'lIl ~ - l m1 " (oc, H,' lIill.1lt rmhl\'ssly If II\' 'u..,....·(1S Ihl' f,l.lrcr ,h,lf,KlrfS ,If(' in ·IllY w.lr I h .'

Iln b

cO Uf,lg\'

h.I\(, 110

(onna l\"J Illlh IllI' r,lf'J I"p~- ll\Js lcr.

All o f ,hI' ..annls ,1I11"nJlIlg ~h'hJl1" 1 .If\" orn.ltel\' d ressed lI1 n1.l 11 nu mbers, .lllo\\'lng the plaver chu.lClers 10 fighl .11 .1Il .ld, ,1llt.lgl'. Crocsbowmen on the In l.JC I r.1rt of Ih l· walls wrll commuc to p ick o f f \\'.lIl,lChl.1ns and luchr-bazouks. After Inlem e comb,u. tho: Wall.td\l.Ill~ will fall back. The l ur ks " III pJuse long enough to ,11101\ the sh.nrercd remnanrs of the W,III.J..-hi,m levies ro r.l~s through tlw trenches and back to rhc (.Imrs. Then the n eH wave will form ur In front of th l' canhworks and move forward. rlns lime

Cenoes« Crossbowman

perfect Jllubll'-1I1111' st"r. T hese arc Turkich ,1, rhcv collie their cham of "All.ihu Akb.1r ! ~ "'Ill echo IIII' ConstJnlll1'l~,le\ 1I".llk 10

Ini riarive: +4 [lmproved ln mame: Speed, ! o fr. AC : H +4 ~~.Jt(' mall Attacks: Cro~~bo\'l + 6 ranged Longsword + 2 m d t!"(' D.lmagt': Crossbow Idl O +4Longswcrd Id8 +.1

Face/Reach. 5 fl. hr 5 ft 5 ft Saves : Fore +2. Ref + 1 Will + I Abilities: Sre [4, Dell" 12 Con I I. Inl 10, W,s 'J. Cha 9 Skills: Balanee 0 UJ~luJtng

re~ulu s , and

Thl~ "'III on lv enrJge th c Bvz.uumcs. who rcplv wit h Ihelr o"'n "The Cross 1.... 11 conquer!" .mJ th l" rinusurge out o f rhe breach to .uta c]; rhc Turks h.ind-ro-h.md In

the Opt'll. 0 11' t" ,lg.llIl, sen d cncn ucc .u the pany

In

numbers rhcv can handle. Should Jn ~'o1lt· .1I rl'l1lf'l to desert. rill' crossbowmc n 011 the II'JlI ~ .lfl" re.IJy to shoor t hem down. YOl! 1ll ;l y W,IIH [el thl" r,m )" see tim happe n 10 .m Nile so ldier to ~e l Ih" Idl',1 .n- ross. :-":0 (l Ilt' Ic,I\TS he, f'osl II'hilt' the \\'.IIL, remam 1Il Br Z.H1llll t' lundx.

10

TIm 111m tilt' 1\}'l.lntll ll' .s II'11Il-ot" dnvrn b....k throu~h rhe breach

tmo the 0l' rn ground

behind the walls. and onlr heroic effon s hOlll'full1' 'irI'Jrhl',ldl"d b\' rh.. rlJ r r r .:hJfJ':. IUS - will rl"stofl' the IlOr .... ,\ fte r Jnolher hour of fUllou s co mbJt. thl' Tu rks

.....111 \\lthdrJw Jnd rull b.lck rh ro ugh the S1l"ge lines. The ByL:mllllt's I n'' G moeSl' .Irt" txhJu~ttd . Jlld ByLJ.nt lnl' r ries ls do thei r bl'st to comfort Iht "oundl"d Jn d d rJg them Ollt of Ihe bru ch. Armed men do not r,mi'::lpatc In these mundJne t.l.sks: Ihe, arl' lI" el1 dWJre

.~

armor petulr!,

Climb 0 (induJUIg -4 armor pmJltv Feats: Improved ImriJti ve C ha lle nge Ra ti ng:

Alignmen t: S'e:um.1 Special: The Grnocse crossbow is a powerfcl. ~ rmor-plr r(mg weapon " lIn;t fangc of 400 fNt{. h II'CI~hf, 11. pounds and mJr nor b )lnJIl dlllJ rm , t ht" cldaly. Ihos,' wome n , huught no' .lltrMIII'l' - .1[(' cH..tlllly imp,ll"d ll ll ~rt

Turkish

Sr ". ITS ,

\lllh

t hem \lh ..n tht'~' ('S(.ll'l' . N.)\\'

IS lilt" 11m,' [ 0

fultill lhd[ pwnme,

D.lshmg TO Gmol's. [h.. rJnl' Will nm c to lInJ I1fr bouncers .IIlJ

,h., p.lft\ o r b"" 11 ch.ir.icrcr-, \\1 11 fiod h, r !'Innd 1.1 Ih.·

kd l,'d ., the FLt ~T r gro und III rhc co ur rvard g.lr,i'· ll bv ,n